Every week we aim to re home an animal currently being cared for by an animal refuge on the island. The project is supported by professional photographers from around the island, the PR firm Phoenix Media, and The Majorca Daily Bulletin.

Month: March, 2014

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DogsforU Spring Fayre

A date for your diaries: DogsforU is holding a Spring Fayre in Inca on Saturday 29th March with fun for all the family. The entertainment includes live music, games, tombola, a dog obedience demonstration and a chance to meet the dogs waiting to find their forever homes. Scrumptious cakes and quiches and a variety of drinks will be on sale as well as books, plants, quality bric-a-brac and DogsforU merchandise. All proceeds go towards the rehabilitation and rehoming of the dogs in their care. The event runs from 11am to 2pm.

How to find them: Take the Inca Hospital exit from MA13, go past the hospital and take the second exit from the hospital roundabout (towards Inca). Take the first right turn and then keep left on the road alongside the highway. Look out for our DogsforU banner and signage. Roadside parking is available. For more information contact Cornelia on: 637242228 or cascavalls@yahoo.de.

Benny needs a new home.He is a 6 year old pure breed Podenco Ibicenco (Spanish greyhound) neutered male.
He has always been healthy and is in very good physical condition. Podenco´s are the only known breed that are inherently resistant to Leishmania! He measures 70cm to his shoulder and weighs around 25 kg. His fur is white with brown around both ears and one eye. Benny loves people and children and has a bright nature, loves being petted and is very obedient and quiet in the house. He loves walks in the great outdoors but, since he has strong hunting instincts, usually needs to stay on the lead. He would be best suited to a family with no other animals or perhaps with another large dog. You can get more information from Calvia Vet Anna Pink Dr. Anna Pink BSc MRCVS Col. 820 on tel. 971695108, 634524440 or contact them through their website www.calviavet.com

About Pet Project. Every week we try to help an animal refuge centre in Majorca or try to help to an animal to find a permanent home. If you would like to help then you can contact Pet Project Mallorca on Facebook or on our site http://www.petprojectmallorca.com. The Pet Project column is an ongoing collaboration between the PR firm Phoenix Media, and the Majorca Daily Bulletin.

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By Vicki McLeod

Bruno

Tango

This week I popped over to see Maxi Lange and the other volunteers at SOS Animales in Calvia. The visiting hours there are 10am to 12.30pm, and from 4pm to 6pm for the dogs, and 6pm to 7pm for the cats. The refuge takes the overflow from the local pound and in Maxi’s words “We’re always full with dogs”. The refuge is now also preparing for kitten season and they are looking for donations of Royal Canin kitten food. They try to feed the baby animals the same brand throughout the beginning of their lives as if you switch from one brand to another then it can cause some nasty sore tummies! And we certainly don’t want that to happen, yuck!

Rogur

The other things they are after are: transport boxes for the animals, good quality cat food for the adults who are poorly, and dried cat food for the street cats (Maxi recommends the Mercadona “Compi” dried biscuits, “The cats don’t want to eat the Eroski brand, I don’t know why”). And they are always open to people sticking their hand up and volunteering, like Lisa and Millie in the photo who were there on their first day and having fun taking the dogs for walks around Calvia, (or it could have been the dogs taking them for walks…).

Mina and Mink with Lisa and Millie

You can get in touch with Maxi on 670367485 or email her on mxlange@gmail.com.
The dogs pictured are just a small selection of the animals who are looking for a home. Scooby is used to being in a family and should be with a family, he is very chilled out and loving. Rogur is an adult Airedale with lots of puppyish energy, the Shar Peis Mink and Mina are both fun dogs to spend time with, Bruno needs to be on his own in a relationship, he is very much a one person dog, and Tango just wants to be loved! Contact the shelter or Maxi for more information.

There are plenty of dogs waiting for a walk.

Scooby

Every week Pet Project aims to help to rehome an animal or to help and support a refuge or animal shelter here on the island. Pet Project is run by the PR firm Phoenix Media and is supported by the Majorca Daily Bulletin and some of the island’s best professional and amateur photographers. For more information or to get involved visit http://www.petprojectmallorca.com or like Pet Project on Facebook.